Third Grade Second Place
"Earthquake"
Written and Illustrated by Bianca A. Hernandez
It began like any other California summer day. The sun was shining, the birds were chirping, moms were shopping, and the kids were watching television as the butterflies fluttered along the window of Albert Einstein’s lab. Suddenly, Einstein heard a scream. AHHHHH!!!” Einstein quickly ran in to the living room where he found his children James, Harry, Alison and Sofia. “What is it?” he asked. “It’s just terrible,” whimpered little James, clinging to his father’s knees and sucking his thumb.
“Ash earfquac ish eading ay” whimpered James. “James, please get your thumb out of your mouth,” said Einstein. “An earthquake is heading our way. WHY HERE?” yelled James, still grasping his daddy’s knees. James’ older brother Harry answered motioning with his hands, “The plates under the earth’s surface are out of control, like this.” James listened still clinging and asked “what will we do?”
Allison calmly answered “We’ll save California!” Albert Einstein raised his children to be problem-solvers. He sent them to their rooms to think and invent. Three hours later, the inventors came out of their rooms. First was Harry and his “Holy Hole” gizmo that can cover any hole. James entered carrying a block of wood. “This is no ordinary invention,” he said “this is the amazing building-picker-upper. Press this and unbendable steel rods pop-up that can hold up any building.” Allison said “my invention is a helicopter with extended arms holding huge nets: It’s a “People Catcher.” Finally Sofia entered the room and displayed her underground rocket and suits. “Our mission,” she said, “is to travel underground, through hot lava, and fix those broken plates.”
James went out to the city and began picking up buildings. Harry began covering holes, and Allison set out to catch people flying through the air. Sofia and her parents went underground to fix the broken plates. Together, they saved California.
The next day the sun was shining, the birds were chirping, moms were shopping, and the kids were watching television as the butterflies fluttered along the window of Albert Einstein’s lab. Suddenly the kids yelled “AHHHHHH-Tsunami”-but that’s another story.
